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Pac-Mania

Manufacturer: Namco
Year: 1987
Class: Wide Release
Genre: Labyrinth/Maze
Type: Videogame

Monitor:

Orientation: Vertical
Type: Raster: Standard Resolution
CRT: Color

Conversion Class: Namco System 1 - JAMMA
Number of Simultaneous Players: 1
Maximum number of Players: 2
Gameplay: Alternating
Control Panel Layout: Single Player
Controls:

Joystick: 4-way (up, down, left, right)
Buttons: 1 [Bounce]

Sound: Amplified Either (Mono or Stereo)

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Pac-Mania Description

A 3-D version of the original classic. A bounce button allows Pac-Man to jump over ghosts. Additionally, there are more ghosts, some of which also have the capability to jump whenever Pac-Man jumps.

Game Introduction

In this 3-D sequel, Pac-Man gets to eat and run from ghosts in four different mazes, each complete with its own theme music and name. Some of the levels include the LEGO-like Block Town, the original maze Pac-Man's Park, the closed-off top Sand Box Land, and the extremely large Jungly Steps which looks like a bunch of steps.

Play may be started on any of the first three mazes. Pac-Man can jump over ghosts, but in addition to the original four ghosts, up to four more have been added, depending upon the level. Sue has returned, but she is now colored purple and is aggressive. A green ghost, Funky, has the ability to jump on higher levels, where there are always two Funkies. There is also a silver ghost called Spunky who has the same ability to jump, but unlike Funky, Pac-Man cannot jump over him.

Another new feature in this game is the appearance of special items in addition to the fruit bonuses (cherries, strawberries, oranges, apples, bananas, apricots, bells, and keys). These items include candy, hamburgers, ice cream cones, coffee, and two special kinds of power pills. The pills, which appear in addition to the traditional power pills, give Pac-Man more points for eating ghosts and give him extra speed, both of which come in very handy during gameplay.

Miscellaneous

Licensed to Atari Games for US manufacture and distribution.

CAPS/VAPS Arcade Census

There are 6,862 members of the Classic Arcade Preservation Society / Video Arcade Preservation Society, 3,937 whom participate in our arcade census project of games owned, wanted, or for sale. Census data currently includes 64,459 machines (3,753 unique titles).

Common - There are 45 known instances of this machine owned by Pac-Mania collectors. Of these, 23 of them are original dedicated machines, it is a conversion in which game circuit boards (and possibly cabinet graphics) have been placed in (and on) another game cabinet, and 21 of them are only circuit boards which a collector could put into a generic case if desired.

This game ranks a 28 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most commonly seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on census ownership records.

Wanted - There is one VAPS member currently looking for Pac-Mania. There are 3 VAPS members looking for Pac-Mania board sets.

This game ranks a 11 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most commonly seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on census want list records.

For Sale - There are 5 VAPS members with Pac-Mania machines for sale. There is one VAPS member with an extra Pac-Mania circuit board for sale. VAPS members are totally independent of VAPS and the International Arcade Museum, and we are unable to recommend, endorce, or guarantee any person or company selling games or game parts.

Rarity is NOT necessarily an indication of value. [More Information]

Technical

The game's hardware is a Namco System 1 board. It uses a three 6809 processors, a 63701 MCU, and many custom ICs. For sound it uses a Namco 8 channel stereo wavedata PSG, a YM3012 DAC, and a YM2151 FM sound chip.

Legacy

Manuals

Operators Manual 70 Pages, 7446 KB File.

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Pac-Mania - Title screen image

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